On the 19th of August, the weekly protest at the home of SCOTUS "Justice" Amy Coney Barrett took on some of the character of a dance party. With music and dancing, activists sought to break the curse of misogyny and hate summoned forth by the Court's June 24 vote to permit uncontrolled state prohibitions on abortion.

The curse is real: almost immediately women with related medical problems found they had to cross state lines for medical procedures OTHER than abortion, as doctors feared running afoul of unclear state laws written by preachers not doctors. The courts in Florida just this week effectively ordered a 16 year girl to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term. On top of these outrages, about a month after the decision a wave of GOP hatred of LGBTQ folks seemed to break over the US and the South in particular. Suddenly the Proud Boys are back in the streets, and such events as children's storytelling sessions w drag queens face potential invasion and disruption even in formerly safe places like Montgomery County, MD.

We are seeing legislation to forcibly detransition trans kids in FL, TX and elsewhere. There are fears that an outright pogrom may be becoming possible, that braying, torch-wielding mobs could descend on LGBTQ neighborhoods with little further warning. We have seen the torches before. Against this wave of hate, protesters are literally dancing for their lives.

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